Monthly Archives: March 2011

Introducing Roxie’s a-MAZE-ing Vacation Aventure app for the iPad. This new iPad app from OCG Studios is fun, interactive and educational for children of all ages. Find your way through 16 different screens via car, foot, plane, ski’s and even … Continue reading →

This OCD Chef Cutting Board Aligns Perfectly With My Neuroses MIT Scientist Claims To Have Created Practical ?Artificial Leaf? Giveaway: Every Impactband Color Videos: Robot Spatula ?SWITL? Picks Up And Replaces Semi-Liquids Without Destroying Their Shape Excelsior! Students Build Fruit … Continue reading →

As several of you noted in the comments to our post asking for cross-platform iOS/Android games, Words With Friends for Android does not provide the smoothest gaming experience… and that’s being rather charitable. You might be happy to hear that … Continue reading →

If you don’t subscribe to our daily email newsletter or our RSS feed, you might have missed one of our reviews or news items. Don’t worry, you can catch up fast by checking out this handy list of everything we … Continue reading →

For people like me who hate earphones and have trouble finding a pair comfortable enough to wear for long periods, Apple?s recent inclusion of speakers on their iOS devices has been very welcome.  However, those speakers are tiny, and they … Continue reading →

Yes, that’s right, I said adorable. Because Cueboy Quest really is! You play an 8-bit cowboy whose goal on each level is to get to the door (and thus to the next level), but the door is often locked. To … Continue reading →

Microsoft, citing Google’s tyrannical 95% share of the European search market, has lodged a formal complaint with the European Commission. It’s not like Microsoft is breaking any ground here — the European Commission has been investigating Google’s alleged violation of … Continue reading →

Kansas City, Kansas citizens! You lucky somuvaperson. Google just announced that they will outfit your city of 145,000 people with ultra fast, super speedy 1Gbs fiber network. Congrats! Sometimes, re-naming your city or naming your kids Google isn’t enough. [Google] … Continue reading →

One might say that AirPlay is pretty nifty for shooting content from your iOS device to your TV, but it only works with a handful of apps, and worse still, maxes out at a paltry 720p. Apple offers an HDMI … Continue reading →

We still haven’t heard much out of Intellectual Ventures’ latest patent offensive against no less than nine tech companies, but the company founded by former Microsoft CTO Nathan Mhyrvold is now making some news on another front. It just announced … Continue reading →

If your foremost dream is to jack into a dystopian cyberpunk reality where hackers play with human brains (and you also happen to love Japanese anime), you’d best book your flight to Tokyo right now — a Shibuya department store … Continue reading →

Rhapsody continues strengthening its position as a go-to music streaming service in the U.S. In the wake of offering an extended 60-day trial of its services, Rhapsody has now launched a Windows Phone 7 app. It’s very similar to the … Continue reading →

iSites — a zero-code cloud-based ‘app creator’ — can now generate HTML5 apps that work on iOS devices. With this new feature, dubbed ‘InstantApp’, you can now design a single app in your browser and publish it natively on Android … Continue reading →

Firefox 4 RC1 has survived the rigors of public beta testing and, come March 22 — just five days away! — it will drop its Release Candidate tag and become Firefox 4 final. This isn’t to say that Firefox 4 … Continue reading →

We’ve already decided an Amazon tablet would be a Very Good Thing if the price is right and it looks, feels and works amazingly well. But you can’t fixate on a hypothetical gadget unless you have a name, right? Unfortunately … Continue reading →

CCleaner continues to be one of the most popular Windows maintenance programs we cover here at Download Squad, and Piriform has released a minor (but important) update. CCleaner version 3.05 now includes full support for both recently-released Web browsers, Internet … Continue reading →

A good mobile application is a fine balance between simplicity and functionality. You’re using it on the go, so you don’t have a lot of time to sit there and fumble with the phone to figure it all out. But … Continue reading →

Deadmau5 (also known as Joel Zimmerman) is one of the largest names in the electronic and house music scene — and he also happens to be a major tech head. Recently, the Canadian producer added some impressive new gear to … Continue reading →

When the BlackBerry Torch debuted, public reaction was cooler than RIM anticipated — and that didn’t sit well with the Canadian company. During its annual year-end call, however, RIM revealed that it had been working away at a major update … Continue reading →

There are many useful iPhone apps which photographers can use while they’re shooting, but it can be inconvenient to hold both iPhone and camera. German photographer Nigel Nowhere solved this problem with his custom iPhone hotshoe. [Phototinker via Make] More » … Continue reading →

We’ve always been impressed with Element Case; the build quality on their products is always outstanding. Sure, they’re expensive, but you’ve heard the phrase, “You get what you pay for.” Element Case hasn’t abandoned this notion, even for their new … Continue reading →

Once upon a time, the Xbox 360 dashboard looked like the picture above — then, Microsoft blasted it with yearly updates to transform it into the warm, welcoming interface we’ve come to know and love. If you’re already aware of … Continue reading →

WinZip has just released WinZip System Utilities Suite! Earlier today we published a quick hands-on with the app, but why should we have all the fun? While you can always download the trial version, WinZip has also provided us with … Continue reading →

Wake-on-LAN isn’t a new technology, but with the increasing number of smartphones making their way to the market, it’s high time we looked at how you can make a home theater PC, or any hard-wired system in your house, wake … Continue reading →

It almost goes without saying that Sprint has probably been opposed to AT&T’s recent proposed purchase of rival cell phone carrier T-Mobile. Now it’s official. On Monday afternoon, Sprint issued a press release publicly condemning the potential merger between the … Continue reading →

Shot Shot Pirate is very satisfying, because each level is short and to the point. You know what you have to do and you just do it. As you may have gathered from the name, you’re cast in the role … Continue reading →

R.I.P. Microsoft Zune, 2006-2011 Sneakers Built From Computer Parts Look Amazing, Amazingly Uncomfortable A Lego Like Light That Lights When You Like (Video) Apples To Apples: Apple Inc. Files For Apple Corps? Old Apple Logo Trademark HP?s Sandy Bridge Notebook … Continue reading →

Remember that rumor from a couple weeks ago that Sprint and T-Mobile were getting together? That’s not happening. T-Mobile USA actually wants to get in with AT&T, which has agreed to buy the company from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. … Continue reading →

Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, working with federal law enforcement agents, has brought down the world’s largest spam network, Rustock. Rustock, at its peak, was a botnet of around 2 million spam-sending zombies capable of sending out 30 billion spam email … Continue reading →

I’ve got nothing against silly marriage proposals—as long as they suit the personalities of the individuals getting engaged—but I still can’t help but chuckle over how a 9to5Mac reader proposed to his Apple-loving sweetheart. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/6fk6jO1jbC8/will-you-marry-me-theres-an-engraved-ipad-2-in-it-for-you Volt Information Sciences … Continue reading →

Remember that rumor from a couple weeks ago that Sprint and T-Mobile were getting together? That’s not happening. T-Mobile USA actually wants to get in with AT&T, which has agreed to buy the company from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion. … Continue reading →

Want: FirstLook Spy Robot (Video) Solarball Cleans 3 Liters Of Water A Day To Beat The Heat, Qatar Invents Artificial Clouds For World Cup 2022 Video: 360-Degree Observable Fog Display AT&T Broadband Metering Is Shoddy And They Know It Source: … Continue reading →

The ToddyGear Smart Cloths have a plush microfiber side to clean and buff and a patterned silky microfiber side to polish.  They are very effective for cleaning phones, computer and tablet screens, even your eyeglasses without using any liquid.  The … Continue reading →

For the grand old fee of $3.99 you can now have access to two very alluring photographic features on your iPhone, iPod touch and iPad 2: noise reduction for your low-light shots, and a self timer so that you can … Continue reading →

In a deal that the southern part of our country would find irresistible, a Radio Shack in Hamilton, Montana is offering a free gun to every customer who signs up with Dish Network. Now I’ve been offered many things when … Continue reading →

What if, instead of action figures and comic books, our favourite video games inspired classic, dog-eared works of literature instead? More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/FROlFOtWkmw/ F5 Networks Epicor Software Emulex Ems Technologies

As far as Tetris goes, most variations look quite similar. You’re usually looking at a “wall” of bricks directly from the front. Torus takes that notion and throws it away; as you might have guessed from the name (or screenshot), … Continue reading →

While exciting progress is being made in the realm of high-speed mobile data, it will be a long time indeed before wireless operators can catch up with wired bandwidth and ubiquity. For the time being, mass data transfer will be … Continue reading →

The Athlon-powered M5030 from Dell hardly looked like a machine that would be bearing an “industry first” label when it launched in September of last year, but now it’s doing exactly that thanks to an intriguing new mod from its … Continue reading →

With a very simple bit of workshoppery, and a $5 companion app from the App Store, you can turn you iPhone or iPod Touch into an infrared remote for your Canon SLR camera. It works like this. The DSLR.Bot application … Continue reading →

You’ve seen this Rooster Teeth Angry Birds movie trailer by now, right? Equal parts funny, cheesy and, hrm, hammy—just like the game! Sadly for society, I feel Rovio will actually make this happen someday. [The Next Web] More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/BZvikhhfTxE/spoof-angry-birds-the-movie-trailer-could-very-well-become-real-some-day … Continue reading →

There are a lot of stands for iPad and iPad 2 that can give your device that iMac look.  The Stabile Stand from Thought Out stands out from the crowd because it is 4 pounds of American steel.  It has … Continue reading →

Speedtest.net is pretty much the go-to site for quickly figuring out how fast (or slow) your connection really is and comparing the numbers your ISP boasts with what it actually delivers. And now it’s got a new coat of paint … Continue reading →

If you are still holding on to your Motorola Droid 2 or Motorola Droid X, and have been hoping and praying for a Gingerbread build, your prayers have been answered tonight. The folks at My Droid World have landed their … Continue reading →

Today?s LogicBUY deal offers savings on the Lenovo Essential G570 15.6? laptop with a 2011 Intel Core i3 or i5 cpu. The laptop is equipped with 4GB of memory, a 500GB hard drive, Intel HD 3000 graphics, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and … Continue reading →

I can just see Vegas poker-twats strapping this Christophe Claret watch on and lecturing me about how I can’t put my vodka on the blackjack table when having a flutter. With three games built into the analogue display—dice, roulette and … Continue reading →

Although this is not the first time we’ve seen an efficiency increase in blue OLEDs, it’s worth noting that their proposed cap of productivity up to this point was a lowly five percent. It’s exciting to learn, therefore, about a … Continue reading →